General Medicine: 12. Behavioral and Neurological Disorders Flashcards
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proportion of macular degeneration patients with depression
executive function deficit
term for general inability to understand instructions, integrate information, and perform tasks
cluster B
this group of personality disorders tends to be the most disruptive in clinic
intranasal
this route of cocaine administration is linked with optic neuropathy
thioridazine (Mellaril)
typical antipsychotic most linked to pigmentary retinopathy
chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
typical antipsychotic associated with anterior sub capsular pigmentation and cornea verticillata
50%
typical response rate to antidepressants in the primary care setting
paroxetine
SSRI most commonly linked to AAC (greatest anticholinergic effect)
lid retraction, seborrheic blepharitis, dry eye, decreased blink rate, blepharospasm, apraxia of eyelid opening
eyelid disorders seen in Parkinsonism
upgaze paresis, hypometric saccades, saccadic pursuit, SWJs, oculogyric crisis
ocular motor disorders seen in Parkinsonism
complex partial seizure
most common seizure in epileptic adults
partial seizures
transient unilateral mydriasis is often seen with this disorder
phenytoin
antiepileptic associated with congenital syndrome including epicanthal folds, hypertelorism, glaucoma, optic nerve hypoplasia, and retinal coloboma
false
TRUE or FALSE: Vigabatrim does not affect central vision
mixed dementia
term for combination of Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia